EMS helicopter at scene takeoff has rotor blast damage and aluminum shed nearby.

Attributes
ACN	268399
Time
Date	199404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 60
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 26
ASRS Report	268399
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was departing an unimproved landing site which I had been directed to by EMS personnel at the site of a vehicle accident. Upon reaching a high hover of approximately 60 ft I observed a neighbor's aluminum shed lift off the ground and tumble away from the aircraft. I was not able to observe where it ended. Contributing factors to this incident were that the shed itself was not anchored and the wind was directly out of the east at 10 to 15 mph and the shed was about 50 meters directly west. In the future to prevent other such occurrences we will need to further train the personnel that set up these types of landing areas for us and we as EMS pilots will have to be more aware of objects that are susceptible to rotorcraft winds and turbulence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELI AT SCENE TKOF HAS ROTOR BLAST DAMAGE AND ALUMINUM SHED NEARBY.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING AN UNIMPROVED LNDG SITE WHICH I HAD BEEN DIRECTED TO BY EMS PERSONNEL AT THE SITE OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. UPON REACHING A HIGH HOVER OF APPROX 60 FT I OBSERVED A NEIGHBOR'S ALUMINUM SHED LIFT OFF THE GND AND TUMBLE AWAY FROM THE ACFT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO OBSERVE WHERE IT ENDED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS INCIDENT WERE THAT THE SHED ITSELF WAS NOT ANCHORED AND THE WIND WAS DIRECTLY OUT OF THE E AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND THE SHED WAS ABOUT 50 METERS DIRECTLY W. IN THE FUTURE TO PREVENT OTHER SUCH OCCURRENCES WE WILL NEED TO FURTHER TRAIN THE PERSONNEL THAT SET UP THESE TYPES OF LNDG AREAS FOR US AND WE AS EMS PLTS WILL HAVE TO BE MORE AWARE OF OBJECTS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROTORCRAFT WINDS AND TURB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.